Thomas Paine: “On all such subjects men have but to think, and they will neither act wrong nor be misled.”

War is their trade, plunder and revenue their objects.

To account for this sudden transition, it is proper to observe that there are two distinct species of popularity; the one excited by merit, and the other by resentment.

When it becomes necessary to do anything, the whole heart and soul should go into the measure, or not attempt it.

To possess ourselves of a clear idea of what government is, or ought to be, we must trace it to its origin.